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LATEST ARTICLES ( 85 )

• Imparting Some Wisdom

  One of the benefits of being single over thirty is that I can give my son, G, dating advice without fear of him saying 'What would you know? The last time you... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• The Boyfriend Interview

  Wouldn't it be great if you could approach dating like a job interview? Imagine for a moment that you could sit all the potentials for the position of, (pardon... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• My Community Service

  The following post is a community service announcement. I love you all, my dear readers. Three times a week for the last eight weeks or so, you have loyally... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• The Five Best Uses for a Boyfriend.

  Don't let the title mislead you; I am not saying I need a boyfriend; I'm a strong, capable woman who had no Daddy issues last time she checked, as I'm sure are... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• The Dirty and the Indifferent.

  Know what it feels like to want attention, only to get it from all the wrong places? Welcome to my world. I don't know whether it's my non-threatening face, my... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Making Fate My Bitch...

  After a month and a half of publishing posts that have probably made dating site administrators cry themselves to sleep at night, I decided enough was enough an... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Femmish to English: a Translation Guide.

  Expanding on yesterdays post, in which I reviewed an article on the apparently manipulative way women communicate with men in order to get what we want, I... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• From the Oh My Friggin' God Files...

  The jewels I find while playing Google Search Bingo never cease to amaze me. This morning I discovered a site built by men, for men, for the altruistic purpose... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Swearing to Keep It Casual.

  No, this isn't going to be a manifesto on the prevalence of F Bomb dropping in polite society, of which I am a fan by the way; today's post was inspired by a... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Five Reasons Being Single Kicks Arse.

  Whether it's the gorgeous conditions we're experiencing here at the moment, or the migraine medication I've had to choke down because of them, I'm feeling... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• High School Never Ends

  Rereading my last post, wherein I lamented the return of my chronic shyness, has lead me to reflect on a time when it was at its peak: my teen years. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• My Glittering Anti-social Life.

  I was scrolling through the friends list on my Facebook page when I came to the realisation that I had more Facebook friends than regular friends. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Flirting, for Dummies?

  Every now and then, I like to conduct dating related searches on Google. Not because I'm stuck for material, but because I find that cyberspace is an... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• The Young and the Hopeless

  Quick question, readers: is a thirty-nine year old woman being nervous about going on a date completely insane? Scott and I have been chatting for a while... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Who Says I'm Not Cool?

  Sitting here in my pink hoodie, ugg boots and p.j's reading over yesterday's post, (yes, I am that obsessive), it occurs to me that I should expand on the endin... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• A Cure for a Social Disease

  Are you the only single adult in your family? Do people look at you like someone branded the word 'Desperate' on your forehead whenever you show up to a party... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• My Son, the Love Philosopher

  I don't think there's a person in the world who hasn't suffered low self-esteem. Even if your last name's Kardashian, I'd bet my limited edition Buffy box set... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Five Reasons I'll Probably Be Single Forever (data Gathered from Various Sources)

  1. I'm too picky. I've waxed lyrical on this subject before, but I thought I'd address it again because my mum, my friends, and even complete strangers are... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• A Rom-com for the Socially Disadvantaged

  Occasionally, I like to re-read my old posts and review/mentally bash myself over them, and going over the sub-psychotic venting I did in 'Romantic comedies in... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Did the Internet Kill Romance?

  I may not be a starry-eyed, dewy complexioned princess - challenge me to a belching contest at your peril - but does my age and lack of refinement make me less... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX